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Adam Scott major threat everywhere but US Open

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Modified: June 11, 2014 at 2:21 pm •
Published: June 11, 2014

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PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Adam Scott is trying to build a golf game that can travel to any golf course in the world for any tournament.

He can only hope it knows the way to Pinehurst No. 2. Or any U.S. Open course, for that matter.

Adam Scott, of Australia, speaks during a news conference for the U.S. Open golf tournament in Pinehurst, N.C., Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The tournament starts Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Scott goes into this U.S. Open as one of the favorites because of his game, his form and his world ranking. The Australian didn't reach No. 1 in the world by accident. He has won six times around the world in the last two years and really thrived in the majors.

He won the Masters last year for his first major. He could easily have won the last two U.S. Opens. He was in the hunt at the PGA Championship last year at Oak Hill.

But the toughest test in golf?

Scott hasn't broken 70 at the U.S. Open in five years. He has missed the cut as often as he has made it — six times each. And in those six times he completed 72 holes, he has yet to finish under par. His best performance as a tie for 15th.

"I've talked to you all about 10 years of playing pretty average, by my own expectations in majors, and tried to improve that the last few years," Scott said Wednesday. "And I think I've done a good job — but maybe not quite as good at the U.S. Open."

Scott is riding some reasonably good momentum. In his first week at No. 1 in the world, he won at Colonial. A week later, he was tied for the lead at the Memorial with seven holes to play until he put one tee shot in the water and took two shots to get out of a bunker.